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Srimad Bhagavatam consists of twelve cantos in total. Each canto explores different aspects of spiritual wisdom, cosmic creation, divine incarnations, and the transcendental pastimes of Lord Krishna, providing a comprehensive guide to the path of devotion and self-realization.Canto 1 of Srimad Bhagavatam introduces the cosmic creation and the essence of spiritual wisdom through the dialogue between sage Narada and Sage Vyasa. Canto 2 delves into the genealogy of great personalities, emphasizing devotion as the ultimate goal. Canto 3 explores the cosmic manifestation and the journey of Lord Kapila, unraveling the principles of Sankhya philosophy. Canto 4 reveals the life story of Dhruva Maharaja, illustrating the transformative power of devotion. Canto 5 details the conversation between King Rahugana and Jada Bharata, underscoring detachment and self-realization. Canto 6 narrates the history of Ajamila, illustrating the redeeming potency of chanting God's name. Canto 7 elaborates on the Lord's incarnations and pastimes. Canto 8 describes the churning of the cosmic ocean and the emergence of nectar. Canto 9 depicts the dynasty of Lord Rama. Canto 10 unfolds the childhood pastimes of Lord Krishna. Canto 11 conveys Lord Krishna's teachings to Uddhava. Canto 12 concludes the epic with the departure of Lord Krishna and the onset of the age of Kali, emphasizing constant remembrance of the divine.

Once there were two brāhmaṇas, one elderly and the other young, who were inhabitants of a place known as Vidyānagara. After touring many places of pilgrimage, the two brāhmaṇas finally reached Vṛndāvana. The elderly brāhmaṇa was very satisfied with the service of the young brāhmaṇa, and he wanted to offer him his youngest daughter in marriage. The young brāhmaṇa received the promise of his elder before the Gopāla Deity of Vṛndāvana. Thus the Gopāla Deity acted as a witness. When the two brāhmaṇas returned to Vidyānagara, the younger brāhmaṇa raised the question of this marriage, but the elderly brāhmaṇa, due to obligations to his friends and wife, answered that he could not remember his promise. Because of this, the younger brāhmaṇa returned to Vṛndāvana and narrated the whole story to Gopālajī. Thus Gopālajī, being obliged by the young man’s devotional service, accompanied him to southern India. Gopālajī followed the younger brāhmaṇa, who could hear the tinkling sound of Gopālajī’s ankle bells. When all the respectable gentlemen of Vidyānagara were assembled, Gopālajī testified to the promise of the elderly brāhmaṇa. Thus the marriage was performed. Later, the king of that country constructed a fine temple for Gopāla.

Rama was extremely distraught on hearing the news, but finally told Lakshmana thatas a king, he had to make his citizens pleased and the purity of the queen of Ayodhya has to be above any gossip and rumour. With a heavy heart, he instructed him to take Sita to a forest outside Ayodhya and leave her there.

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The words mad-dharmātma-mano-ratiḥ mean that all of one’s love and affection should be devoted to pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is not indicated here that one should try to relish selfish satisfaction in devotional service, but rather that one should be attracted to the Lord’s own satisfaction, which one achieves by faithfully executing the order of a bona fide spiritual master coming in disciplic succession from Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. Attachment to one’s own satisfaction, even within devotional service, is materialistic, whereas attachment to the satisfaction of the Lord is pure spiritual emotion.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead’s awareness is never disrupted by anything. Only out of ignorance could one imagine Him to be an ordinary human being subject to material conditions. Mortal beings are covered by their entanglement in fruitive activities and their consequent happiness and distress, but the Supreme Lord cannot be covered by what are in fact His own expansions. Analogously, the immense sun is the source of the relatively insignificant phenomena of clouds, snow and eclipses, and so it cannot be covered by them, though the ordinary observer may think that it is.